
Helen Kubiw
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Blog reviewer at CanLit for LittleCanadians, retired teacher-librarian, promoter of great CDN reading for young people. @hkubiw.bsky.social
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Shane Peacock Well deserved. Winning at both adult and children's level is unprecedented and a sign of your skill as a writer! CANSCAIP Helen Kubiw DCB Young Readers CBC Books

One of my fave authors Paul Coccia has his 1st #picturebook coming out in Feb '26 & I'm pleased to do a cover reveal today for THE BEAR FAIRY, illus by Fred Blunt. Great start to #PrideMonth From Tundra Books Funny, clever, and relevant. #bodyimage canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/06/cover-…


Out today is a new #picturebook from Lori Doody. MR. BEAGLE AND THE QUIDI VIDI CAPER from Running the Goat is a true #Newfoundland mystery for very young children. In Lori Doody's folk art style, the neighbourhood of Quidi Vidi comes alive. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/06/mr-bea…




There's a new #earlyreader #graphicnovel from Kelly Collier & it's got Steve the Horse using the scientific method (loosely!) to determine what a red thingamabob is. (FYI he's wrong) Funny, funny, funny! STEVE, A RARE EGG from kidscanpress canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/06/steve-…


A lot of parents and teachers see the value in teaching yoga to children & BC's Megan McDougall and illustrator Hayley Lowe bring a great intro with imagination in their #picturebook YOGA ADVENTURES FOR LITTLE EXPLORERS from Pownal Street Press canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/06/yoga-a…


If you want a fun #STEM activity for June or are thinking of science lessons for Sept, consider new #illustrated #NF THIS IS HOW A BALL ROLLS by Heather Tekavec with art by Suharu Ogawa (From kidscanpress) canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/06/this-i…



Know someone having a baby? Consider new #boardbook EVERY LEAF ON EVERY TREE by Lauren Soloy from Nimbus Publishing It’s all about the vast love of parent for child. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/06/every-…


A great #CanadaDay Read! 'Carson Crosses Canada' by Linda Bailey & Kass Reich! 💕🇨🇦📚🚗 Visit us in person or online at tidewaterbooks.ca 💕🇨🇦📚 #IndieBookstoreCA #ShopSmall #ThankYouForShopingLocal #SmallBusinessEveryDay #IndieBookstores Tundra Books



If it's #CanadaDay, then it's time for my semi-annual post about upcoming releases of #youngCanLit, books for young people by Canadian creators. Find your next great read listed here! 100s of new books coming! #YA #MG #NF #picturebooks #graphicnovels #CDN canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/07/upcomi…




There's a new #picturebook from GG-award author David A. Robertson & illus by Maya McKibbin coming this month from Tundra Books LITTLE SHOES is a big story, both of trauma and comfort, of the residential schools and love of family. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/07/little…


Yay! There's a new THE LUNCH CLUB #graphicnovel from Dom Pelletier. THE PUZZLE OF DOOM, Bk 8 in the series, has that trademark wackiness w some silly supernatural elements that gives lots of laughs. From Scholastic Canada #MG canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-pu…


A SUMMER WITHOUT ANNA by Kate Jenks Landry & illus by Risa Hugo (from kidscanpress) may be a story about a child who is missing a hospitalized sibling but the story is reassuring & surprisingly calming. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/07/a-summ…
